Traveling-bag



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- TRAVELING BAG.

No. 402,861. Patented May 7, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MORRIS SCHYVERIN, OF NEWARK, NE? JERSEY.

TRAVELING-BAG.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 402,861, dated May '7, 1889.

Application filed February 6, 1889. Serial No. 298,810. (No model.)

To all whmn it may concern:

Be it known that I, Monms SOHWERIN, of Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Traveling-Bags; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in traveling-bags; and it consists in, first, a bagframe, which is made perfect and complete in itself,ready to have the bag attached directly thereto; second, a bag-frame which is formed of T-shaped pieces in cross-section at its ends, and L-shaped pieces in cross-section at its center, and to which pieces the bag proper is fastened; third, a bag-body having inserted pieces at the ends of its cover, all of which will be more fully described hereinafter.

The objects of my invention are to attach the end bars to the two parts of the frame by means of hinged pieces, to attach the body of the bag to the frame by means of rivets which pass through the inlay, the leather of the bag, and the bag-frame, so as to make the construction of the bag simpler, easier, and cheaper,'and to insert pieces in the ends of the covers, so as to give the bag a better shape and to make them flat instead of round on top.

Figure 1 is an end view of a bag embodying my invention complete, the bag being shown open in solid lines and closed in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a perspective of the bagframe detached and shown in an open posisition. Fig. 3 is a vertical section, taken through one end or one part of the frame,with a portion of the bag attached. Fig. 4 is a vertical cross-section taken through the bag. Fig. 5 is an enlarged vertical section of the frame alone.

A represents the body of a cabinet traveling-bag, and B the end bars, to which the top edge of the body is secured, the bar and the top edge of the bag being covered over by the U-shaped metallic cap or cover 0, through all B, to the inner edge of the cover, at which point the parallel "pieces H, which extend along the inner edges of the covers, begin. These pieces H, instead of being made T- shaped, like the end pieces, are only made L- shaped in cross-section.

As shown in Fig. 4, the lock and handle attachments are secured to a separate and distinct plate, I, which is secured to one of the parts of the frame, and this plate projects beyond the inner edge of the part G, as shown, so as to form an overlapping edge and give a finish to the covers of the bag. Through the opposite part G suitable openings are made, and the pronged portions of the plate are passed down through these openings and then riveted in position, the plate having the catches formed as a part of it, and extending vertically and at right angles to the lock.

To the ends ofthe covers of the bag are sewed the end pieces, J, which are turned vertically downward and secured at their lower edges to the inner sides of the L-shaped portions of the frame by means of short nar row inlays L. The inner edges of the covers are secured inside of the T-shaped portions of the frame by means of wider inlays, N, rivets being passed through the frame from the outside through the edges of the top and the inlays and clinched upon the inner side.

By securing the ends of the end bars to hinged pieces instead of directly to the frame of the bag, as has heretofore been done, the cover can be opened back and will remain open of itself, whereas if no hinged pieces are used the two parts of the cover always have a tendency to close.

By using the end pieces at the ends of the cover not only is a finer finish given to the top of the bag, but the cover made fiat on top instead of round, as these bags have heretofore been made. These end pieces enable the top to be more easily and cheaply made, as well as giving the bag a more elegant shape than has heretofore been possible. By constructing the two parts of the frame of the bag as here shown the inlay, the leather of the bag proper, and the frame can be secured together by means of rivets, thereby making it simpler and easier to make the bag, as well as producing a better-looking bag and saving the double labor of riveting and sewing the two parts together, as has been done heretofore.

The bag is made complete and ready for the framer, and the framer takes the frame and fastens the bag thereto by simply using the inlays, which have only to be riveted in place, when the bag is complete.

The construction here shown and described enables a great saving to be eifected in the construction of the bag, because all sewing is done away with, and the parts are secured together by rivets alone. The frame itself is made much simpler, lighter, and cheaper, and a more elegantly shaped and finished bag is produced.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. The combination of the bag, the end pieces, B, the T-shaped pieces in cross-section at the ends and pivoted to the end pieces, and the L-shaped pieces in cross-section at their centers, substantially as shown.

2. The combination of the body of the bag, the bag-frame attached thereto, the cover of the bag which is attached to the frame, and the end pieces, J, which are inserted between the ends of the cover and the ends of the frame, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of the two parts of the bag-frame made T-shaped at their ends and L-shaped in cross-section at their centers, the body of the bag, the inlays, and the end pieces at the ends of the cover, substantially as specified.

4. The combination of the L-shaped portion in cross-section of the frame, having vertical openings made through the horizontal portion, with the plate to which the catches are secured, and which plate is provided with prongs to pass downthrough the openings, substantially as shown.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MORRIS SCl-IWERIN.

Witnesses:

ISAAC LIGHT, SAMUE J ACOBSON. 

